Study Reveals Abuse of Mobile App Permissions

The report analyzes FakeRun, malware that tricks users in the United States, India, and 64 other countries into giving an app a five-star rating on Google Play. Once an app developer has been rated highly, other apps they publish will be trusted, which creates more opportunities for a criminal to publish and distribute malware-carrying apps.

McAfee recently released the results of its "Mobile Security: McAfee Consumer Trends Report – June 2013," which reveals new ways that cyber criminals abuse app permissions to commit fraud and install malware. The report also shows that games are the most common form of malware-infected app.

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